Chapter 23: Going to Escot with my sister...
After returning from S City, Song Yu was no different from usual. She continued to move around the B University campus as usual, actively participated in club activities, and had dinner with her roommates on weekends. Occasionally, boys would stop her and confess their love to her. Amid the friendly laughter of her classmates and roommates, she would gently and politely refuse them so as not to embarrass the boys.
Sometimes, Xia Zhi would come to the school to find her. The long-legged beauty with gradient-colored hair and a red supercar would wait at the gate of B University. She always attracted people's attention, especially since the person she was waiting for was the campus beauty. As time went by, the news that Song Yu was a rich second-generation spread throughout B University.
Xia Zhi usually asks Song Yu out for dinner. If Chen Chi is not around, she will take Song Yu to the bar. Song Yu does not refuse, and the two of them play and laugh as they please.
No one knew that Song Yu had been to S City, and that he was soaked to the skin on that rainy night. He was so sad that he admitted himself to the hospital, and finally fled back to B City in a panic. Even Xia Zhi didn't know.
Song Yu doesn't need anyone's sympathy. Some wounds can be healed slowly by hiding alone. Time will heal everything.
Perhaps Zhou Ci knew.
There is only his sister in Zhou Ci's world. Even on the eve of the most stressful college entrance examination, he always pays attention to his sister. How could Zhou Ci not know that his sister disappeared for a week?
He once went to his sister's house near B University to look for her, but his sister was not there.
On the day of Zhou Ci's college entrance examination, Song Yu skipped class to see him off. Other candidates were accompanied by their families, but Zhou Ci was alone and had to rely on himself for everything.
Song Yu was glad that he went and did not leave Zhou Ci alone at such an important moment.
Zhou Ci's eyes lit up when he saw her, as if he had been waiting for her for a long time and finally got the surprise she deserved: "Sister, you're here?"
"Don't be nervous, kid. Just act like you're normal." Song Yu patted his shoulder and encouraged him with a smile. "I believe in you. Even if you don't perform well, you will still be admitted to the Double First-Class University."
"No, sister, I won't perform poorly." Zhou Ci was very confident. "I will definitely be admitted to B University and go to the same school as you."
"That's great!" Song Yu laughed, "Then we can go to class together from now on."
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Zhou Ci added, "We can also meet every day."
"Right, right, right!" Song Yu was overjoyed. "Little friend, you're already very impressive. You skipped three grades. You should know that you're three years younger than me."
Zhou Ci's eyes were sincere: "Because I want to catch up with my sister and stand shoulder to shoulder with her. My sister is so outstanding, I have to work hard."
Song Yu asked curiously, "Do you like your sister so much?"
Zhou Ci nodded, his tone very serious: "I like it very much!"
Song Yu felt relieved, so she replied, "Sister likes you very, very, very much, too."
She used the word "special" three times in a row, successfully making Zhou Ci laugh. Zhou Ci looked at the school gate and said reluctantly, "Sister, I'll go in first."
"Go ahead, go ahead, relax." Song Yu waved his hand.
Zhou Ci took two steps, then walked back and asked hesitantly, "Sister, will you wait here for me? Until I finish the exam and come out?"
"Huh?" Song Yu blinked, then realized what was happening. She smiled and said, "No problem. I'll wait here for you after you finish your exams." She pointed to a bookshop behind her and asked, "Is it okay for me to wait for you in this shop?"
Zhou Ci was happy. "Then Sister, just read a book in the book cafe for a while. I'll treat you to dinner after the exam."
"It's still my sister who treats you. You are still a child and your father doesn't give you much pocket money. I have more pocket money than you, so it's my duty to treat you." Song Yu smiled and shook her head.
Zhou Ci didn't refuse: "Then wait until I go to college and make a lot of money for my sister to spend."
"Then I'll wait." Song Yu smiled, and then pushed Zhou Ci, "Hurry in, you can't be late for such an important day."
After the college entrance exam scores came out, Grandpa Zhou specifically called Zhou Ci back to the old house. Upon learning that Zhou Ci had chosen to attend University B, Grandpa Zhou was very pleased and offered, "How about I buy you a house in a neighborhood near University B? Now that you're in college, you deserve a place of your own."
Zhou Ci was frugal with words, "No need."
"No need?" Old Master Zhou raised his eyebrows: "Do you still expect your father to take the initiative to do these things for you?" Old Master Zhou was obviously thinking wrong.
"No, it's just that there is no need. I have other reasons." Zhou Ci didn't say much. He didn't want to tell Mr. Zhou that he didn't plan to take the house because he planned to live in Song Yu's house. If Mr. Zhou prepared a house for him, then what excuse would he have to mention this matter to Song Yu.
"You want to live in the school dormitory?" Old Master Zhou was surprised. Although he had many children and grandchildren and might not be able to take care of each of them, he felt bad for letting them work so hard.
"That's the plan for now." Zhou Ci nodded.
"Have you thought it through?" Grandpa Zhou didn't ask much. He never paid attention to these trivial matters. Besides, although his little grandson was a man of few words, he had his own ideas in mind.
At least for now, the little grandson has never made any mistakes in his insistence, so Grandpa Zhou doesn't care about him. Sometimes growth requires more free space. If a bird is too restrained, it will not fly high.
"It's fine once you've made up your mind." Old Master Zhou pointed to the window and said, "Come, play a game with grandpa." As he spoke, he walked to the window and sat down.
Zhou Ci didn't move, but looked up at Old Man Zhou.
Mr. Zhou was taking out the chess box. Seeing this, he smiled and said, "You haven't reached an agreement yet? Come and sit down. We can talk while you play."
Zhou Ci then walked over and sat down, took the chess box handed to him by Old Man Zhou, and said slowly: "Grandpa, I want to borrow some money from you."
As Zhou Ci grew older, his chess skills improved. Old Man Zhou no longer gave Zhou Ci any leeway, because even if he didn't, he would still lose to him. He made the first move before asking, "What are you going to do with the money?"
"I want to invest." Zhou Ci did not hide anything, and there was nothing to hide. If he wanted to borrow money from the old man, he had to have a suitable reason.
Mr. Zhou paused slightly, raised his eyebrows and glanced at Zhou Ci, then placed the chess piece steadily on the board. "How much do you want to borrow?"
He didn't expect that this little grandson was thinking about these things at such an age. Grandpa Zhou was not afraid of borrowing money. Whether he could make money or not by lending the money was secondary. What was rare was that he had such ambition.
"One million." Old Master Zhou remained calm. Zhou Ci was unsure and didn't dare to say more.
Mr. Zhou looked at him again and asked, "One million is enough?"
"Of course the more the better." Zhou Ci smiled rarely. He knew that the people in his family who were most likely to want him to stand on his own feet were his grandfather who was related to him by blood, and his grandmother who was busy in the kitchen downstairs.
Mr. Zhou was an old fox who refused to suffer any loss. He made his conditions: "I'll give you 10 million, but I have a time limit. You have to return the principal to me in one year, and I want an interest rate one percentage point higher than the bank."
"Grandpa, why don't you go and rob?" Zhou Ci simply and quickly ate several of Grandpa Zhou's pieces to avenge Grandpa Zhou's taking advantage of the situation to rob him.
Mr. Zhou lost a lot of his chips, but he didn't slam the table angrily as usual. He just snorted and said, "It's up to you to lend it to me or not."
Zhou Ci was not polite either, and took several of Grandpa Zhou's pieces in a row. While picking up Grandpa Zhou's captured pieces on the chessboard, he asked, "Grandpa, you're definitely going to lose this game. Do you want to continue?"
Old Master Zhou was not the type to give up easily. If he had been so easily defeated, the Zhou family would not have flourished under his leadership. Whether he died or was crippled, he would fight to the death. "Next, the outcome is uncertain, and you may not necessarily win."
There was something meaningful in what Mr. Zhou said, and Zhou Ci understood it, but he kept his expression calm and said nothing.
Some things cannot be solved by just shouting slogans. Old Master Zhou is not a person who only looks at superficial work. If he were easy to fool, the Zhou family would have been divided up by his children long ago. If he didn't have the ability, he wouldn't be able to control his children.
Zhou Ci pointed at the chessboard: "Then it's time for Grandpa to go."
Old Master Zhou held the chess piece in his hand, looking left and right, undecided. Zhou Ci did not urge him, but just waited patiently.
Finally, Grandpa Zhou made a move. After making his move, he looked at Zhou Ci and threatened, "Play well. If you embarrass me again, I won't lend you the money."
"Grandpa, are you kidding me?" Zhou Ci didn't move. "Then I won't get off."
Grandma Zhou's laughter came from the door: "Don't go down, come down to eat." Grandma Zhou looked at Zhou Ci and said lovingly: "Come on, Xiao Ci, these are all your favorite dishes."
"Thank you, grandma!" Zhou Ci thanked her.
He stood up, followed by Old Man Zhou, and the grandfather and grandson walked out together.
Old Master Zhou put his hands behind his back and said seriously: "No matter where money is concerned, there is no small matter. Tell me, what are you going to do with this money?" He couldn't help asking. He also wanted to test whether this little grandson was really smart or just pretending. If he was really a malleable person, he could train him well. Maybe he could really hand over the company to him in the future. Even if that didn't work, he had other options. He could buy a potential stock with 10 million. The leverage was too large. If he won, he would have a very high profit. It was worth a gamble.
"Of course, do whatever makes money quickly." Zhou Ci didn't elaborate.
Old Master Zhou glared at me, "Prostitution, gambling, and drugs are the fastest way to make money. Do you want to commit a crime? I'll kick you out first and cut off all ties with you, so that you don't implicate the whole family."
"No one can make money as quickly from pornography, gambling, and drugs as from the stock market." Zhou Ci still said.
"Which one have you picked?" Grandpa Zhou suddenly smiled like a big-tailed wolf with bad intentions. "Tell me about it, I'll take a look."
Zhou Ci stopped talking. He stuffed a mouthful of food into his mouth and chewed it slowly. Even though Old Man Zhou's eyes were about to pop out, he said nothing.
Old Master Zhou was getting impatient waiting and urged again, "Grandpa is asking you a question, didn't you hear me?"
Zhou Ci swallowed the food before speaking, "The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed. If you know too much, it won't work."
Mr. Zhou laughed, "Oh, you're still trying this on me?"
Grandma Zhou took a piece of food with her chopsticks and stuffed it into Grandpa Zhou's mouth. "Even eating can't stop you from eating. Xiao Ci just finished his exams, can't you let him have a leisurely meal?"
As expected, Mr. Zhou stopped talking and ate quietly. Although Mr. Zhou was so powerful outside, he was also a henpecked man at home and did whatever his wife said.
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Xia Zhi is one year old when Song Yu comes. She was born on the day of Xia Zhi and was also named Xia Zhi. On Xia Zhi’s 20th birthday, she invited many classmates and friends, and the birthday party was very lively.
During the summer vacation of this year, Shen Zhiyan came back. He came back alone after not being back for nearly a year. All his friends who had grown up with him revolved around him. Wherever he went, he was the center of the center.
Song Yu didn't go close. She and Xia Zhi were huddled together and whispering to each other. Xia Zhi was telling her about the things between men and women. Song Yu blushed as she listened. Fortunately, the lights were not bright that night and the blush on Song Yu's face could not be clearly seen, otherwise Song Yu would have had to flee in panic.
A friend joined their chat, and they gathered together to talk about other topics. Somehow they talked about Chen Zhiyan. The friend lamented that everyone had grown up, and even Chen Zhiyan looked very different from before.
When her friends were talking about Shen Zhiyan, Song Yu would pick up her drink and drink it slowly. She didn't say anything, and only smiled politely and said a few harmless words when her friends asked her about it. She behaved very properly, not letting anyone see anything unusual, but she was indeed trying to untie herself from Shen Zhiyan.
When his friends were chatting enthusiastically and didn't pay much attention to Song Yu, Song Yu stood up at the right time and left with an excuse.
She went to the terrace to breathe some fresh air. No birthday party had ever made her feel as suffocated as this one. Her heart felt heavy as if it was under a shadow.
Song Yu didn't expect Shen Zhiyan to come back. Since she came back from S City last time, she hadn't contacted Shen Zhiyan again. Even though Shen Zhiyan still sent her messages every morning and evening, she didn't reply. After a long time, Shen Zhiyan seemed to have noticed something and stopped sending her messages. The two of them had been out of contact for a while, so Song Yu didn't know whether Shen Zhiyan would come back or when he would come back.
When Shen Zhiyan came to Song Yu, Song Yu was looking up at the stars in the sky. This villa halfway up the mountain had good air and beautiful scenery. Even the starry sky was exceptionally beautiful. Song Yu was a little mesmerized.
"Is it beautiful?" Shen Zhiyan stood beside Song Yu and looked up at the sky like her.
Song Yu glanced at him sideways, then returned his gaze to the starry sky: "It's quite beautiful."
"Ru Ru, why didn't you reply to my message?" Shen Zhiyan then started to get to the point.
Why?
Because she wants to let go!
This process is so difficult, how could she allow the culprit to appear around her frequently and influence her will.
Song Yu's face was expressionless. She lowered her eyes, then raised them again, smiled brightly at Shen Zhiyan, and found a half-hearted excuse: "Too busy."
"Are you so busy?" Shen Zhiyan asked.
His voice was the same as before, but when Song Yu heard it this time, he felt an unbearable pain in his heart.
Hearing his tone, Song Yu would always think of that night when he spoke to another girl with the same doting tone, looking at that girl gently and talking to that girl.
Once upon a time, this special feeling belonged to Song Yu alone, but at that moment, Song Yu saw that in Shen Zhiyan's eyes, there was only the girl named Xiao Ruohan.
Small and fragile, it blooms in Shen Zhiyan's heart.
Song Yu smiled again. She didn't know why she smiled. She felt so miserable that she wanted to cry. Her ring finger holding the drink cup was shaking slightly, but her voice remained calm. "I'm quite busy. I recently got a certificate and have been working on it since then."
"Are you so busy that you don't even have time to reply to my message?" Shen Zhiyan's voice was a little cold, but he was smiling.
Song Yu looked into Shen Zhiyan's eyes seriously and said slowly: "Yes, it really is that busy."
Song Yu didn't even want to find an excuse seriously. She was angry, but she was not afraid that Shen Zhiyan would see it. But at the same time, she secretly sighed in her heart that the two of them could never go back to the past. They were not sincere to each other, like wearing a layer of false masks.
Shen Zhiyan didn't say anything else. He was extremely silent, not saying anything, but not leaving either. Just when Song Yu couldn't stand the low pressure anymore and wanted to find an excuse to leave, Shen Zhiyan finally spoke again: "Ru Ru, are you angry with me?"
Song Yu blinked: "No."
Shen Zhiyan smiled: "Ru Ru, you know that when you feel guilty, you like to blink, right?"
"I just blinked because I was using Xia Zhi's mascara today. Her mascara is too thick and I'm not used to it. It hurts my eyes." Song Yu lied without even thinking about it.
Shen Zhiyan wanted to say something else, but Zhou Ci appeared out of nowhere and called out "Sister" to Song Yu.
"Little boy, come here!" Song Yu looked at Zhou Ci happily, feeling that there was no other brother in the world as cute as Zhou Ci. He was simply an angel who saved people from suffering.
Zhou Ci walked over obediently. He glanced at Shen Zhiyan calmly, nodded as a greeting, and handed the dessert in his hand to Song Yu. "I brought it to you, my sister, for your favorite mousse."
"Thank you, little friend." Song Yu smiled at Zhou Ci. She casually placed her drink cup on the table next to the terrace, took the dessert from Zhou Ci's hand, took a bite with a spoon, and narrowed her eyes with satisfaction. "It's delicious!"
Shen Zhiyan said at this time: “I heard that you passed the college entrance examination, but I haven’t congratulated you on escaping the sea of suffering yet.”
Zhou Ci then looked at Shen Zhiyan again and politely said, "Thank you!" He then looked back at Song Yu and said with a smile, "I finally lived up to my sister's expectations."
Song Yu chimed in at this time: "The kid is really amazing. He skipped three grades and will be a freshman when school starts in the second half of the year." There was a sense of pride in her words that Zhou Ci was one of her own, that he was excellent, and that she was proud of him.
Shen Zhiyan smiled. He was very graceful and showed no hesitation. He just asked again, "Which university are you planning to attend?"
Zhou Ci didn't hesitate, "B University."
Shen Zhiyan smiled inexplicably again, but before he could say anything else, Hong Minbo called him over there. Shen Zhiyan responded casually, but did not move his feet. He just looked at Song Yu, obviously having something else to say.
Song Yu had wanted to leave a long time ago. She hadn't succeeded in letting go yet. She felt short of breath and uncomfortable all over when she was with Shen Zhiyan. She wished Shen Zhiyan would leave quickly so that she could catch her breath. She said, "Hong Minbo seems to have something to do with you. Shen Zhiyan, go and see him."
Shen Zhiyan nodded then, “Then I’ll go over and take a look.”
"Go!"
After sending Shen Zhiyan away, Song Yu breathed a sigh of relief and had the leisure to chat with Zhou Ci, "Why are you here?"
"Xia Zhi said my sister was drinking, and I was worried, so I came to watch over her."
Song Yu laughed, "Xia Zhi lied to you, I didn't drink. I'm going to drive back by myself later. I haven't touched a drop of alcohol."
Zhou Ci smiled: "I know Xia Zhi is lying to me, but I'm still worried about my sister."
"What's there to worry about? My sister is an adult and won't be hurt that easily."
"It's because my sister is already an adult that I'm even more worried."
"Why?" Song Yu asked curiously, "Wouldn't it be better if I found you a brother-in-law?"
Zhou Ci stopped talking this time, and pursed his lips tightly.
Song Yu was just saying it casually, not taking it to heart, and didn't notice Zhou Ci's reaction. She remembered something and asked with interest, "Have you thought about where to go for summer vacation?"
Zhou Ci asked back, "Where do you want to go, sister?"
"How about we go to Ascot to watch the races? It happens to be during these days, the third week of June every year."
"Wherever my sister goes, I go."
"That's settled then. I'll pack my luggage when I get home tonight." Song Yu thought to himself, "I'll also ask Xia Xia and her boyfriend if they want to go together. It's more fun when there are more people."
Zhou Ci let her plan, because he knew that no matter how much his sister planned, Xia Zhi would not go with them.
It would be him and only him who went to Ascot with his sister.
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